Berkut as hunters

owl_girl · 08-01-2007, 04:32 AM

This just fascinates me. Most of us probably can’t see an eagle taking down an adult deer, but that doesn’t really mater, what maters is can an eagle see himself taking down a deer.

The berkut is a type of Golden Eagle used to hunt deer and wolves by the Kirghiz people. Extreme falconry!

Eagles perception of who’s where on the food chain. Amazing photos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GoEalfyMqM

trax · 08-01-2007, 03:26 PM

I've seen the video of that before, and it's very impressive. I think your response to it is even more so, "the eagle can see himself taking down the deer"

trax · 08-01-2007, 03:28 PM

and I clicked the submit button too soon. I think everyone can take those words of owl_gilr's to heart, doesn't matter what other see as your capabilities, what do you see?

Strider · 08-01-2007, 06:41 PM

Cool pics, owl girl

Fog_Harbor · 08-02-2007, 02:11 AM

Now THAT was cool!

spiritman · 08-02-2007, 03:20 AM

I have always wanted to be a falconer. When i lived at home I wasn't allowed, now i just can't afford it. It's still an interest of mine though. If I had a choice of what kind of bird to have it would be the Harris Hawk, they are the only hawk that hunts in packs like wolves.

HOP · 08-05-2007, 08:53 PM

push gets to shove you can always eat the bird.

nell67 · 08-05-2007, 09:19 PM

Those birds are huge! any idea of the size weight they are/ Must be like a freight trian hitting those animals from the sky.

owl_girl · 08-05-2007, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HOP

push gets to shove you can always eat the bird.

Those birds are worth a lot, especially to the Kirghiz people. It would be like eating a gold brick that can hunt.

criticalmass · 08-06-2007, 01:20 AM

video in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsXtDKdU0Q

survivalhike · 09-17-2007, 04:29 AM

That was amazing, though that is one gigantic bird.

Beowulf65 · 01-28-2008, 07:03 PM

Just found this thread and that was cool as heck, maybe the golden eagle should climb to the top of the predator list above wolves and foxes. Falconry has always been interesting to me.

Sourdough · 01-28-2008, 07:39 PM

The Eagle (Golden and Bald) is the number one predator of young Dall Sheep and Mountain Goat.

Beowulf65 · 01-28-2008, 07:41 PM

I'd like to see a golden eagle take on a full grown alpha male timber wolf, Traxx!!!!!!! Here boy. I bet they hook those big azz claws on the spinal cord and crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruch, or at least paralizing them some. Don't know much about falconry or predatory birds. Do know young Navajo indians dug eagle pits and sat in them, when the eagle came to coverd pit to get the bait they grabbed the leg and took a feather.

trax · 01-28-2008, 08:53 PM

Yep, I knew that. One time I was out in a canoe with my partner (this guy was raised in the bush, taught traditional hunting and trapping since he was a wee child) and a bald eagle flew overhead, there were three otters that we'd been teasing swimming along by the canoe and I asked him why that eagle didn't try to snag one of the otters. He said the otters would have grabbed him and drowned him. I guess eagles know their business too, bro.

By the way, folks, if you ever get the chance, otters are great fun to tease. They get mad and yammer at you if you splash water at them with your canoe paddle.

Rick · 01-28-2008, 10:18 PM

Here's another bad **s. Cassowaries.

http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/a...ry-attacks.htm

trax · 01-28-2008, 10:41 PM

Didn't know you could get warries by the case, is it cheaper than getting them one at a time?

Rick · 01-28-2008, 10:42 PM

Cheaper but harder to carry. For that you need a cassowary carry.

Beowulf65 · 01-28-2008, 10:44 PM

I say shoot his azz and fry him up, probably taste like chicken

08-01-2007, 04:32 AM	#1
owl_girl a bushbaby Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: I travel but was raised in Alaska Posts: 1,231	Berkut as hunters This just fascinates me. Most of us probably can’t see an eagle taking down an adult deer, but that doesn’t really mater, what maters is can an eagle see himself taking down a deer. The berkut is a type of Golden Eagle used to hunt deer and wolves by the Kirghiz people. Extreme falconry! Eagles perception of who’s where on the food chain. Amazing photos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GoEalfyMqM

08-01-2007, 03:26 PM	#2
trax missing in action Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: yonder Posts: 6,778	well stated! I've seen the video of that before, and it's very impressive. I think your response to it is even more so, "the eagle can see himself taking down the deer" __________________ some fella confronted me the other day and asked "What's your problem?" So I told him, "I don't have a problem I am a problem"

08-01-2007, 03:28 PM	#3
trax missing in action Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: yonder Posts: 6,778	suddenly, the phone rang and I clicked the submit button too soon. I think everyone can take those words of owl_gilr's to heart, doesn't matter what other see as your capabilities, what do you see? __________________ some fella confronted me the other day and asked "What's your problem?" So I told him, "I don't have a problem I am a problem"

08-01-2007, 06:41 PM	#4
Strider Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 138	Cool pics, owl girl __________________ Strider I take paths untrodden...

08-02-2007, 02:11 AM	#5
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08-02-2007, 03:20 AM	#6
spiritman A Laughing Wolf Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sandy Utah Posts: 331	I have always wanted to be a falconer. When i lived at home I wasn't allowed, now i just can't afford it. It's still an interest of mine though. If I had a choice of what kind of bird to have it would be the Harris Hawk, they are the only hawk that hunts in packs like wolves.

08-05-2007, 08:53 PM	#7
HOP Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Salem WV Posts: 412	push gets to shove you can always eat the bird. __________________ KNOWLEDGE the ulitmate survival tool I AM HURT BUT NOT SLAIN, I WILL LIE DOWN AND BLEED A WHILE THEN I WILL RISE UP AND FIGHT AGAIN.

08-05-2007, 09:19 PM	#8
nell67 SheTrax Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 6,442	Those birds are huge! any idea of the size weight they are/ Must be like a freight trian hitting those animals from the sky. __________________ "But Josiah is my very best brother ever."--Gabriel Kovacevic,talking about his brother JoJo

08-06-2007, 01:20 AM	#10
criticalmass Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 21	video in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsXtDKdU0Q

09-17-2007, 04:29 AM	#11
survivalhike Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gilbert Arizona Posts: 132	That was amazing, though that is one gigantic bird.

01-28-2008, 07:03 PM	#12
Beowulf65 PMC/Deputy Sheriff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dunlap's Station, Ohio Posts: 3,916 Blog Entries: 57	Just found this thread and that was cool as heck, maybe the golden eagle should climb to the top of the predator list above wolves and foxes. Falconry has always been interesting to me. __________________ Do or Do Not, there is no try. Jedi Master Yoda

01-28-2008, 07:39 PM	#13
Sourdough Boots in'the Field Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Posts: 6,311 Blog Entries: 1	The Eagle (Golden and Bald) is the number one predator of young Dall Sheep and Mountain Goat. __________________ _____________ "Boots in the Field, Baby. Boots in the Field" (Translated: Stop talking theory & Get your Butt out into the Wilderness)

01-28-2008, 07:41 PM	#14
Beowulf65 PMC/Deputy Sheriff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dunlap's Station, Ohio Posts: 3,916 Blog Entries: 57	I'd like to see a golden eagle take on a full grown alpha male timber wolf, Traxx!!!!!!! Here boy. I bet they hook those big azz claws on the spinal cord and crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruch, or at least paralizing them some. Don't know much about falconry or predatory birds. Do know young Navajo indians dug eagle pits and sat in them, when the eagle came to coverd pit to get the bait they grabbed the leg and took a feather. __________________ Do or Do Not, there is no try. Jedi Master Yoda Last edited by Beowulf65; 01-28-2008 at 07:43 PM.

01-28-2008, 08:53 PM	#15
trax missing in action Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: yonder Posts: 6,778	Yep, I knew that. One time I was out in a canoe with my partner (this guy was raised in the bush, taught traditional hunting and trapping since he was a wee child) and a bald eagle flew overhead, there were three otters that we'd been teasing swimming along by the canoe and I asked him why that eagle didn't try to snag one of the otters. He said the otters would have grabbed him and drowned him. I guess eagles know their business too, bro. By the way, folks, if you ever get the chance, otters are great fun to tease. They get mad and yammer at you if you splash water at them with your canoe paddle. __________________ some fella confronted me the other day and asked "What's your problem?" So I told him, "I don't have a problem I am a problem"

01-28-2008, 10:18 PM	#16
Rick Administrator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 28,000 Blog Entries: 2	Here's another bad s. Cassowaries. http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/a...ry-attacks.htm __________________ Safe Zone LLC "The Most Trusted Name in Outdoor Gear". Check out our free Family Disaster Plan The** Mora Bushcraft Series is now available! Knot Making and Wild Edible Plants cards are in!

01-28-2008, 10:41 PM	#17
trax missing in action Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: yonder Posts: 6,778	Didn't know you could get warries by the case, is it cheaper than getting them one at a time? __________________ some fella confronted me the other day and asked "What's your problem?" So I told him, "I don't have a problem I am a problem"

01-28-2008, 10:42 PM	#18
Rick Administrator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 28,000 Blog Entries: 2	Cheaper but harder to carry. For that you need a cassowary carry. __________________ Safe Zone LLC "The Most Trusted Name in Outdoor Gear". Check out our free Family Disaster Plan The Mora Bushcraft Series is now available! Knot Making and Wild Edible Plants cards are in!

01-28-2008, 10:44 PM	#19
Beowulf65 PMC/Deputy Sheriff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dunlap's Station, Ohio Posts: 3,916 Blog Entries: 57	I say shoot his azz and fry him up, probably taste like chicken __________________ Do or Do Not, there is no try. Jedi Master Yoda